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Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 1 | I am 3 mos post treatment and have developed a mouth odor at night that my wife says can be strong. Get dry mouth and have an obturator which is out at night. Information obtained says it can be from many things I suspect food
Chief 429 scc st 4 left sinus cavity
Surgery 12 / 12
Rad 35 trts
Cisplt 6
3mos post treatment
Bad trismus
Therapy
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Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 3,267 Likes: 1 | Food is one reason causing certain odors, and from the debris left in teeth, in mouth, being peutrified, but there are many other reasons, causes, illnesses, and then compounded by the radiation and chemo treatment causing mucocitus, ulceration, dry mouth, infections, increased plaque, and not being able to adhere to proper oral hygene, and necrosis of tissue, are some of the few.
Take care of what you can by seeing a dentist for teeth cleaning, plaque removal, treating dry mouth, brushing, flossing, rinsing after every meal, and there are a number of toothpastes, rinses that have some chemicals that help, the dentist may recommend. One is Chlorhexidine mouth washes.
I hope this helps.
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | HI there.. Oral hygiene is super important - assuming they didn't remove all your teeth and you want to keep them - get a waterpik or make sure you floss completely. Wash and rinse after every meal etc... ;o)
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,406 | Water pik is a great suggestion. I don't know why I didn't get one years ago. No matter how diligently I floss, the pik does a better job. I also squirt a little Biotene mouthwash in the water for extra effect.
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SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 14 years all clear in 6/23 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18
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Joined: May 2010 Posts: 638 | Maybe discuss this with whoever installed your obdurator?? I wonder if the smell is coming from the cavity that is exposed when your obdurator is removed?? Just a guess - I have no idea if this is a legitimate possibility...
Karen Love of Life to Alex T4N2M0 SCC Tonsil, BOT, R lymph nodes Dx March 2010 51yrs. Unresectable. HPV+ve Tx Chemo x 3+1 cycles(cisplatin,docetaxel,5FU)- complete May 31 Chemoradiation (IMRTx35 + weekly cisplatin) Finish Aug 27 Return to work 2 years on 3 years out Aug 27 2013 NED  Still underweight
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